The Impact Of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: Qualitative Research With Patients.

نویسندگان

  • M Clark
  • N I Harris
  • S Martin
  • K Bartley
  • K DeBusk
  • O Abidoye
  • N Shore
چکیده

– Met criteria for one of the following NMIBC treatment groups: • Group 1: Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG)-naïve, treated with transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) ± intravesical chemotherapy • Group 2: Had current or previous BCG treatment but were refractory or resistant to treatment • Group 3: Were BCG refractory or relapsing and next treatment option would be cystectomy (but were prior to cystectomy)

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

دوره 18 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015